Extreme Wrestling AllianceBackyard wrestling since 1997
ChampionHollywood Pinto 1 career winRed Rider

Live from Pintoville, USA · Est. 1997

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The longest-running backyard wrestling outfit in the world. Over 100 episodes, nine seasons, one ring in the woods and a title defense in Times Square.

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Tuesday Night Takedown9 seasons100+ episodesThe Condiment Wars · Live in Times SquareEst. 1997Pintoville, USAPlay EWA Backyard BrawlHollywood Pinto · EWA ChampionTuesday Night Takedown9 seasons100+ episodesThe Condiment Wars · Live in Times SquareEst. 1997Pintoville, USAPlay EWA Backyard BrawlHollywood Pinto · EWA Champion

The roster

Faces (and heels) of the EWA

Full roster
Caricature of Hollywood Pinto
EWAHollywood PintoCurrent EWA Champion

Founder of the EWA and the man with the most EWA Championship reigns in history.
Caricature of Steven “The Punisher” Pinto
EWAThe PunisherFormer EWA Heavyweight Champion

Hollywood’s brother and a silent assassin out of the amateur wrestling circuit.
The Zeitgeist
EWAThe ZeitgeistTwo-time EWA Champion

A self-described political activist who arrived in 2012 with one mission: to bring change to the EWA.
Caricature of The French Wonder
EWAThe French WonderFormer EWA Champion

Stunad Squad member, former Westchester County Champion and one half of a tag team with The Zeitgeist.
Elvis singing in the ring in Times Square at the Condiment Wars
EWAElvisThe King of Pintoville

Winning personality. Losing record.
Caricature of Red Rider
EWARed RiderEWA Original

A superhero in his own mind, with exactly one win in more than 20 years.
Caricature of Christopher Anthony
EWAChristopher AnthonyFormer EWA Champion

Formerly Big Daddy Kutz, co-founder of the PWF alongside Hollywood Pinto.
Caricature of Claudio Cacciatore
EWAClaudio CacciatoreFormer EWA Champion

Formerly Road Tour, an EWA Original turned Stunad Squad member.

Who we are

A different kind of backyard wrestling

The EWA started in 1997 when Joey “Hollywood” Pinto and his friends built a ring and called it Pinto’s Wrestling Federation.

It moved to the woods of West Harrison, renamed itself after ECW, came back in 2008 as Tuesday Night Takedown, and has filmed upstate in Pintoville since 2012. This is the home of over 100 episodes, where the athletes and fans make something nobody else does.

  • 1997Founded
  • 100+Episodes
  • 9Seasons of TNT
  • 1Times Square show
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The EWA crew backstage at a show
The EWA crew, ready for war

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EWA Backyard Brawl

Pick your wrestler, make your entrance and fight the computer in the backyard ring. Grapples, finishers, count-outs, and lawn chairs if things get hardcore.

  • ZStrike
  • XGrapple
  • CRun
  • EGrab a chair
  • SpacePin
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Needs a keyboard. Works best on a laptop or desktop.

EWA Backyard Brawl: two wrestlers fighting in the backyard ring
The EWA presents: Condiment Wars poster

Latest show · May 3, 2024

The Condiment Wars

Live in Times Square, the EWA’s finest settle the score on the condiment arguments that have fueled debate since the beginning of hot dog time. What goes better on a hot dog: mustard or ketchup? Pickles or onions?

  1. The Punisher vs. Golden Nugget
  2. The Zeitgeist vs. The French Wonder
  3. Hollywood Pinto vs. The Punisher vs. The Zeitgeist
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The podcast

Being the Extreme

A backyard wrestling story, told by the people who lived it. Start with the Times Square episode.

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In the news

Times Square, May 2024

The Condiment Wars were part of Hot Dog in the City, a 65-foot hot dog sculpture by Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw. Here’s the coverage.

The New York TimesThey put a 65-foot hot dog in Times Square, and it’s a blastSecret NYCA 65-foot-long, confetti-shooting hot dog lands in Times SquareCranbrook Academy of ArtJen Catron and Paul Outlaw install a 65-foot hot dog in NYCTimes Square ArtsHot Dog in the City